Chinese laborers finally rest in peace
Sunday, September 5, 2010 - 02:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Those whose bodies were excavated during construction of the Metro Gold Line's Eastside extension and then reinterred at a nearby cemetery in Boyle Heights are honored with a memorial wall and garden.An unsavory chapter of local history was closed Saturday with the dedication of a memorial wall and meditation garden to honor the Chinese laborers and others whose forgotten graves were excavated during construction of the Metro Gold Line's Eastside extension.